![]() Lep:Coleophoridae
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Coleophora salicorniae (Heinemann & Wocke, 1876)
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Food Plant: Salicornia (Glasswort) Mine: September to October. Notes: Larva feeds internally on seeds and fleshy spikes. A case is formed from the tip of a spike, and feeding continues for a short time on other spikes. The larva is infrequently seen, but the image here shows it establishing a feeding position Data: 2002, South Hampshire,VC11 Image:© Ian Thirlwell |
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